United States v. Bobby J. Bernhardt

Bobby J. Bernhardt was charged with two counts of willful failure to file an income tax return under 26 U.S.C. § 7203. Evidence admitted at trial showed that Bernhardt had filed joint returns with his wife from 1968 through 1972 but failed to file a return during either 1973 or 1974. In 1975 Bernhardt submitted a 1973 Form 1040 and a 1974 Form 1040 to the Internal Revenue Service, but both forms contained only the words “none” or “object, self-incrimination” in the space where income information was to be listed. No income information was provided on the forms. Further evidence was introduced…